A person shall not develop or build a mausoleum or columbarium and engage in preconstruction sales of crypts or niches in a mausoleum or columbarium unless that person does both of the following:
    (a) Agrees to complete the mausoleum or columbarium within 4 years after the date of the first sale of an entombment or inurnment right in the proposed mausoleum or columbarium or, if construction is not completed within that time and upon the request of the purchaser, agrees to offer to the purchaser a refund of 100% of the purchase price with interest calculated at the rate of 4% per annum.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 456.536a

  • Columbarium: means a building or other aboveground structure that is affixed to land and is a permanent repository for cremated human remains. See Michigan Laws 456.522
  • Mausoleum: means a building or other aboveground structure that is affixed to land and is a permanent repository for human remains. See Michigan Laws 456.522
  • Person: means an individual, group of individuals, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, government agency, cemetery, or a combination of these legal entities. See Michigan Laws 456.522
    (b) Agrees that if the person for whom the entombment or inurnment right in the proposed mausoleum or columbarium dies before completion of the mausoleum or columbarium, an alternative disposition of the remains shall be provided until completion of the mausoleum or columbarium or until a refund is made of 100% of the purchase price with interest calculated at the rate of 4% per annum.
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